Brief Life History of Martha
Martha Briscoe was born about 1774, in England, United Kingdom. She married Jeremiah Crump on 18 April 1814. She died on 13 February 1822, in Wellington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 49, and was buried in Wellington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
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- Martha Briscoe, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Spouse and Children
1777–1844 Male
1774–1822 Female
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 27
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 34
1815
Age 41
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from any of various places so named, including Briscoe in Hutton Mulgrave and Briscoe in Romaldkirk (both North Yorkshire), Brisco Rigg in Stainburn (Yorkshire), or Brisco in Saint Cuthbert Without and Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet (both Cumberland). Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet is named with Old Norse Bretaskógr ‘wood of the Britons’ (see Brett ). Brisco in Cumberland and Briscoe in North Yorkshire are named with Old Norse birki ‘birch’ + skógr ‘wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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